3rd phase of AJK polls: Voting begins in Poonch Division's Bagh and Haveli districts

Voting in the third phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections began in Bagh and Haveli districts. According to Dawn, authorities deployed more than ten thousand troops to secure nearly 460,000 voters casting ballots across 803 polling stations, most of which have been classified as sensitive or highly sensitive due to anticipated law-and-order concerns. The elections mark a critical test for current AJK Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore and two former prime ministers, all competing for seats in this phase. The vote is part of a broader election cycle in the Kashmir territory held in phases amid tensions between protesters and authorities.

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